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It might have been the sexiest thing she’d ever seen.

Madison twisted back to face the pan on the stove to hide her reaction. Shoveling two pancakes onto her own plate, she joined them at the island. When Jax’s tray was empty, Alex rose and washed his hands in the sink.

“I better get to work before I end up with banana all over myself.” He paused next to her before leaning down and kissing her forehead. “I’ll see you tonight.”

Madison was proud that she managed a “Have a good day.” When in reality her insides had turned to goo.

How did this man have her turned so inside out already? Last night she’d been ready to kill him, and this morning after watching him with Jax, she wanted to drag him upstairs and get started making more babies.

She groaned and looked over at Jax, who was watching her with wide, curious eyes.

“I’m out of control, buddy.”

Jax blew a raspberry, utterly unconcerned with the bits of banana landing on her blouse.

“Yeah, my sentiments exactly.”

Because no matter how much she tried to convince herself otherwise, the truth was undeniable. She was fallingfor her husband.

Chapter Twenty-Nine

“Iseriously hate that woman,” Madison huffed, dropping her bag onto her desk with a thud.

Cami, already reclined in the plush recliner James had delivered to their office earlier in the week, lifted an unimpressed brow. “Who do we hate?”

Madison flopped down in her chair, scowling. “Thatlady at the daycare. Cheryl, or whatever her name is. She madeanothercomment when I dropped off Jax this morning.”

Cami nibbled gingerly at the saltine in her hand. “What kind of comment?”

“‘Oh, it must besohard leaving him every day. But I suppose thetime awayis worth it to be famous.’” Madison mimicked. “With the most passive-aggressive smile I’ve ever seen.”

Cami nearly choked on her cracker. “Are you serious? Wait. Are we famous now?”

Madison scowled. “She does itallthe time. And yeah, I’ve been late a couple of times at pickup, and Jax gets a lot of bad colds because of his lung issues… the way she acts… It’s like I’m letting him lick the floor in public restrooms.”

“What a bitch,” Cami offered with a grin and then winced, inhaling slowly through her nose.

Madison winced. “Still bad?”

“I can’t find asingleposition that doesn’t make me want to hurl.” She pointed a finger at Madison. “Morning sickness is alie, by the way. It’s anall-daysickness. James bought me this chair to make me ‘more comfortable’ at work, but unless it comes with an IV drip of ginger ale and anti-nausea meds, it’suseless.”

Madison snorted. “I mean, itisa really nice chair.”

Cami glared at her. “You just wait ‘til you get knocked up.”

“Hey, I’m not the one who got pregnant with twins,” she joked. “It’s your own fault you’re getting a double dose of progesterone.”

Cami flicked the saltine at her, but Madison caught it midair, with a grin. “Nice try.”

Her best friend rolled her eyes, but she was smiling. “Okay, enough pregnancy woes. Let’s talk interviews.”

Madison made a face. “I’m assuming you’re referring to the ‘you need more local color’ comments from the production company.”

Cami nodded, pulling her computer onto her lap while she bit off the corner of another cracker. “We’re going to need to make at least one trip to North Carolina. Personally, I think we’ve done a good job describing the area, but…”

“I know.” Madison sighed. “We don’t have the final say anymore.”

“Sold our souls for the lure of corporate podcasting.” Cami snorted. “Who knew trading the stress of finding our own advertisers would be so quickly replaced with bossy producers?”

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